Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31

Heights, suffice it that in less than three
months after Miss Arnund's death foI,na
myself installed as mistress there. ti,oucb
could hardly make myself believe il. ard
~ was long before could make myself at
horne In the grand old house whose rooms !
mad once stolen through Ike thief then
turned my attention to the BSrretts and
Ciaytons. They had ct first attempted TO
dispute ny claim, hat unable to Do 50 they
had vacated the Heights, refusing, how
ever, 10 speak or recognize me II aay way
all except Dcrtie Clayton, who came to visit
me and seemed really pleased at ny rein
station. Ec begged me earnestly, however.
To go and see il anything could be done Tor
Irving Barrett; he vas wild, reckless f,.l-
low, Bert declared, yet he was his brother
and 1t drove him wild TO think of his dis
grace. 1pro1liscd to do what could. hat /
feared 1T would be little. viii confess that
at first my hatred of Irving Barrett and nv
remembrance of his unlliai treatment of
me for awhile hardened ny heart and made
me half decide not to keep niy premise to
Bert, especially when 1 remembered the
blow he bad given me and the scar I still
carried of it on my temple. But rcnen-
bercd the words: "Except ye forgive &c
can not be forgiven" and re,entcd. Trina.
too, excited Ely sympathy. Cert declared
ing over her brothers misfortune and re-
fusing 10 60 out and see any che. felt for
the girl after au-prouG and naughty as she
WIS. This was q terrible blow to her. / en-
gagged the services OF the best criminal law
yer in the State TO defend Irving, and with
the influence of Mr.. Dudley, Mr. Iceberg
and ether rich and influential men whose
favor secured, and by most liberal SUD-
ply OF money managed to secure Irving's
acquittal
Whether he really felt the extravagapt
expressions Of gratitude he expressed / can
not tell. But that he was exceedingly clad
to escape fromthe proticancn:s in TO which
he had gotten himself em certain.
then proceeded 10 cffcr the Barretts the
amount Of the legacy provided for them in
my fathers viii. Irving took his share
eagerly, ard soon after left for the West.
But Irma utterly refused 10 touch a cent OF
tic money offered her. went 20 see her,
anxious to concilia,e her if possible. /
found her living with her Parents in Q
rather sIaall bet comfortable house in B.
street 1 was rshered into the rarlo.
whcrc IrTna sat, her hands folded listiessly
on her lap, her golden hair hanging in care
less disorder about her face and neck She
greeted me coldiy, yet With dreamy sort
or Observation-Disclosures that made ne think
her thoughts were fer away.
II have come, lrIaa," said, ''to endeayor
to be friends with you. Let the past be
past; we can not alter it. l know that YOU
have been brought up to think yourself an
heiress. Trina. people have hoRored and
Battered you because you had wealth, and
it Is, Of course, great trial to you to find
that such IS not the case. Yet, an not to
blame for this. Surely you should feel no
eEnlity against me fer claiming only what is
my just right. We have not been 10 blame,
Irrla, you or I, for the wicked scheme. Let
Us be friends. l helped your brother, let
ne hep yoa. by father left you q legacy
Of five thousand. Please accept it, and /
VII aid you in any other way can, also.
Irnla did not answer Inc at first. Her
face showed no emotion until had finished
speaking. Then SIZE arose, her features
working convulsiyely, aud came and stood
before as.
81 co net want your bounty, Dorcas Gale
6on," she almost Kissed between her shut
teeth. "Xou have vvronged mo beyond re-
pair Money, do not care for that, but you